Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Dryden, Poet Laureate of England
1631 - 1700 (68 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. John Dryden, Poet Laureate of England was born on 9 Aug 1631 in Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England (son of Erasmus Dryden and Mary Pickering); died on 1 May 1700; was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
2. Erasmus Dryden was born in of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England (son of Erasmus Dryden and Frances Wilkes). Erasmus married Mary Pickering. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Pickering (daughter of Rev. Henry Pickering). Children:
- 1. John Dryden, Poet Laureate of England was born on 9 Aug 1631 in Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England; died on 1 May 1700; was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
Generation: 3
4. Erasmus Dryden (son of John Dryden and Elizabeth Cope); died on 22 May 1632. Erasmus married Frances Wilkes. Frances (daughter of William Wilkes) was born in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Frances Wilkes was born in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England (daughter of William Wilkes). Children:
- 2. Erasmus Dryden was born in of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England.
- Elizabeth Dryden died on 2 Jun 1658.
- John Dryden
6. Rev. Henry Pickering Children:
Generation: 4
8. John Dryden was born in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England (son of David Dryden and Isabel Nicholson); died on 30 Sep 1584; was buried in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England. John married Elizabeth Cope in 1551. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cope and Bridget Raleigh) died after 15 Aug 1584. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Cope (daughter of John Cope and Bridget Raleigh); died after 15 Aug 1584. Children:
- 4. Erasmus Dryden died on 22 May 1632.
- Bridget Dryden was born after 1563 in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; died after 12 Feb 1644.
- Nicholas Dryden
10. William Wilkes was born in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England. Children:
- 5. Frances Wilkes was born in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England.